/'fæməli/ n. 1 a father, mother and their sons and daughters. 2 a group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom.
It’s been a busy week. My parents arrived on Friday afternoon for a whirlwind tour of Fiji, a bit of a holiday, and to visit me for my birthday. I am now 29 years old.
We had a good time, and packed a whole lot of Viti Levu (the more southern of the two main islands of Fiji) and the Yasawas (a western group of islands) into a very short week. But it was great. My parents were able to visit the school where I’ve been working, and meet all my friends (both Fijian and other volunteers from all over Australia and New Zealand). It was a fantastic time, and I’m extremely grateful that they were able to make the trip over here. That’s twenty-nine birthdays I have celebrated with my parents! I’m sorry Tanni and Belinda couldn’t be here as well.
My hope was to be able to show my parents some of the more beautiful aspects of Fiji, like the multicoloured sunsets, and the millions of stars that shine more brightly in the Fijian sky, unhindered by the lights and pollution of a “modern” city like Sydney. Unfortunately, that particular week was spent in the vicinity of a tropical cyclone, so we were mostly blessed with clouds and wind. It was sunny on the boat on the way to and from the island. This is a perfect example of Murphy’s Law!!
I am now on the homeward stretch; there’s about a month-and-a-half until I return to Sydney. There are going to be lots of mixed emotions happening, I’m sure. It will be really interesting to see how things have changed, and what things are the same. I am excited about what God has in store for my future, and am eagerly waiting to see what’s around the corner.
To close this entry, let me show you a picture of how the thieves broke into our house. This is our front door, which we had thought was fairly secure, but was apparently only made of two thin pieces of plywood. It’s been fixed now, and as an added bonus, the PWD (Public Works Department) has given us four new bolts for our back door, are in the process of painting the outside of the building, and are arranging for new flyscreens on all the windows. We really need this, because the mosquitoes are coming out in force (and I don’t really want to find out what having Dengue fever is like!)
Cheers,
Andy
We had a good time, and packed a whole lot of Viti Levu (the more southern of the two main islands of Fiji) and the Yasawas (a western group of islands) into a very short week. But it was great. My parents were able to visit the school where I’ve been working, and meet all my friends (both Fijian and other volunteers from all over Australia and New Zealand). It was a fantastic time, and I’m extremely grateful that they were able to make the trip over here. That’s twenty-nine birthdays I have celebrated with my parents! I’m sorry Tanni and Belinda couldn’t be here as well.
My hope was to be able to show my parents some of the more beautiful aspects of Fiji, like the multicoloured sunsets, and the millions of stars that shine more brightly in the Fijian sky, unhindered by the lights and pollution of a “modern” city like Sydney. Unfortunately, that particular week was spent in the vicinity of a tropical cyclone, so we were mostly blessed with clouds and wind. It was sunny on the boat on the way to and from the island. This is a perfect example of Murphy’s Law!!
I am now on the homeward stretch; there’s about a month-and-a-half until I return to Sydney. There are going to be lots of mixed emotions happening, I’m sure. It will be really interesting to see how things have changed, and what things are the same. I am excited about what God has in store for my future, and am eagerly waiting to see what’s around the corner.
To close this entry, let me show you a picture of how the thieves broke into our house. This is our front door, which we had thought was fairly secure, but was apparently only made of two thin pieces of plywood. It’s been fixed now, and as an added bonus, the PWD (Public Works Department) has given us four new bolts for our back door, are in the process of painting the outside of the building, and are arranging for new flyscreens on all the windows. We really need this, because the mosquitoes are coming out in force (and I don’t really want to find out what having Dengue fever is like!)
Cheers,
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